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Re: Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. Navy with laser

Originally Posted by Montecresto

Ok, so the US could be lying, but we know that Iran is.

The point is (as I've said a jillion times) we should ignore what politicians say and judge them by what they do. The reason is that they are not trustworthy. Governments are run by politicians so it isn't a big leap to apply the same comment to governments in general. Life really does become a lot simpler when we ignore what politicians say. Give it a shot.

Re: Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. Navy with laser

Originally Posted by fmw

The point is (as I've said a jillion times) we should ignore what politicians say and judge them by what they do. The reason is that they are not trustworthy. Governments are run by politicians so it isn't a big leap to apply the same comment to governments in general. Life really does become a lot simpler when we ignore what politicians say. Give it a shot.

Re: Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. Navy with laser

It is only a matter of time before someone fires, Iran seems to want to just as much as the US does.

Yeah OS. Iran has been eating some Wheaties lately. Seems they like to fire on cargo ships to.....even ones not in their waters.

Five Iranian boats fired shots across the bow of a Singapore flagged cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf on Thursday in an attempt to potentially stop the ship, a U.S. official told CNN. For the first time, the incident brought another Persian Gulf nation into the recent rising maritime tensions in the region.

The incident began when five small fast boats, believed to be manned by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy approached the cargo vessel just off the coast of the United Arab Emirates but in international water, the official said. These Iranian boats are typically manned with smaller caliber weapons such as machine guns.

The Iranian boats fired across the bow, and at that point the cargo vessel turned and escaped by entering into UAE territorial waters, according to initial U.S. military reports of the incident. The UAE sent three of its coast guard boats out to the cargo vessel. The incident began with the Iranians ordering the ship into Iranian waters. When the ships master refused, the Iranians began to fire in a way to try to disable the ship, not just as warning shots, the U.S. official said.....snip~

Re: Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. Navy with laser

Originally Posted by Montecresto

IOW, we should just ignore this story.

Perhaps. If they painted our ship and we have painted theirs then we should ignore it. If they painted ours without our having painted theirs then it has some meaning. It is akin to rattling a sword. It makes me wonder if they think aggressive actions can intimidate the U.S. into giving them the withdrawal of sanctions they seek. It isn't logical but it is possible.